Philosophy

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by Davide Panagia (Author)Sentimental Empiricism reconsiders the legacy of eighteenth and nineteenth century empiricism and moral sentimentalism for the intellectual formation of the generation of postwar French thinkers whose work came to dominate Anglophone conversations across the humanities under the guise of "French theory." Panagia's book first shows what was missed in the reception of this literature in the Anglophone academy by attending to how France's pedagogical milieu plays out ch...

Ethical Writings of Cicero: De Officiis, De Sennectute, De Amicitia, and Scipio's Dream, Volumes 1-3 - Paperback

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by Andrew Preston Peabody (Author), Marcus Tullius Cicero (Author)This collection brings together some of the most influential ethical treatises of the ancient world, authored by the great Roman orator and philosopher Cicero. In these works, Cicero explores questions of duty, friendship, aging, and the afterlife with wit, wisdom, and sharp insight. With commentary by Andrew Preston Peabody, this edition provides a rich resource for anyone interested in the history of moral philosophy.This wor...

Philosophy for Non-Philosophers - Paperback

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by Louis Althusser (Author), G. M. Goshgarian (Translator)In 1980, at the end of the most intensely political period of his work and life, Louis Althusser penned Philosophy for Non-philosophers. Available here for the first time in English, Philosophy for Non-philosophers constitutes a rigorous and engaged attempt to address a wide reading public unfamiliar with Althusser's project. As such, the work is a concentration of the most fundamental theses of Althusser's own ideas, and presents a sy...

Literature and Philosophy in Nineteenth-Century British Culture: Volume II: The Mid-Nineteenth Century - Hardcover

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by Peter Garratt (Editor), Giles Whiteley (Editor)This three-volume collection of primary sources examines philosophy and literature in the nineteenth-century Britain. Accompanied by extensive editorial commentary, this collection will be of great interest to students and scholars of British Literature and Philosophy.Author BiographyPeter Garratt, Durham University, has worked extensively on mid-Victorian philosophy and literature at the intersection of the cognitive and empirical sciences. H...

Literature and Philosophy in Nineteenth-Century British Culture: Volume III: Literature and Philosophy in the 'Long-Late-Victorian' Period - Hardcover

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by Andrea Selleri (Editor)This is the third in a three-volume collection of primary sources which examines philosophy and literature in nineteenth-century Britain. Accompanied by extensive editorial commentary, this collection will be of great interest to students and scholars of British Literature and Philosophy.Author BiographyAndrea Selleri, University of Warwick, is the editor of a recent book on Literary Studies and the Philosophy of Literature (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). He has publishe...

The Complete Works Of Count Tolstóy: My Confession. Critique Of Dogmatic Theology - Paperback

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by Leo Tolstoy (Graf) (Author), Leo Wiener (Author)This book is a collection of Leo Tolstoy's important writings, including My Confession and Critique of Dogmatic Theology. My Confession details Tolstoy's spiritual journey and his rejection of organized religion, while Critique of Dogmatic Theology critiques traditional Christian beliefs. This volume is perfect for fans of Tolstoy's fiction who are interested in his philosophical and religious views.This work has been selected by scholars as ...

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by Plato (Created by), Paul 1857-1934 Shorey (Author)This classic work of philosophy provides readers with a compelling vision of the ideal society, as envisioned by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. The author explores a wide range of topics, including justice, wisdom, beauty, and the nature of reality itself, and offers insights into the human condition that are as relevant today as they were over two thousand years ago. With its clear writing style, profound ideas, and helpful study aid...

Defending Materialism: The Uneasy History of the Atom in Science and Philosophy - Hardcover

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by Katerina Kolozova (Author), William Paul Cockshott (Author), Greg Michaelson (Author)Nobody doubted that atoms were real once atomic energy was developed, but in the early 20th-century and before their existence was widely doubted. Defending Materialismfollows the political and theoretical background of this intense philosophical controversy, defending atomistic and mechanical materialism against idealist paradigms. These accounts range from the explicit idealism criticised by Lenin and Ei...

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by Thich Nhat Hanh (Author), Jason Deantonis (Illustrator)An introduction to mindful walking, which can be done anywhere, at any time--even on a commute to work or school.The fourth book in the bestselling Mindfulness Essentials series, a back-to-basics collection from world-renowned Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh that introduces everyone to the essentials of mindfulness practice. Slow, concentrated walking while focusing on in- and out-breaths allows for a unique opportunity to be in the present...

The One and the Many: A Defense of Theistic Religion - Paperback

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by Robert Bolton (Author)This book is an uncompromising response to an issue that confronts all shades of religious belief-from the simplest to the most sophisticated-because even for followers of non-dualistic Vedanta, the possibility of believing in a false God becomes greater, not less, as religion becomes more metaphysical. This is a challenge to the usual belief that religion must necessarily be more pure the more inward it is, and the reasons for this are presented with clarity. At the ...

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by John Sellars (Author)To counter the daily anxieties, stress, and emotional swings caused by the barrage of stimuli that plagues modern life, many people have been finding unexpected solace in a philosophy from a very different and distant time: Stoicism. Today, more than 100,000 people are members of online communities for modern Stoics, and there are annual conferences, meet-ups, and workshops for those aspiring to walk the Stoic path. But what is Stoicism, and what makes it resonate so p...

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy - Hardcover

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by Rachana Kamtekar (Editor)Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books. OSAP is now published twice yearly, in both hardback and paperback. "'Have you seen the latest OSAP?' is what scholars of ancient philosophy say to each other when they meet in corridors or on coffee breaks. Whether you work on Plato or Aristotle, on Presocratics or sophis...

Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? - Paperback

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by Mark Fisher (Author)It is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. After 1989, capitalism has successfully presented itself as the only realistic political-economic system - a situation that the bank crisis of 2008, far from ending, actually compounded. The book analyses the development and principal features of this capitalist realism as a lived ideological framework. Using examples from politics, film (Children Of Men, Jason Bourne, Supernanny), fiction (Le Guin...

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by Thich Nhat Hanh (Author)Stop, relax mindfully, and recharge to control stress and renew mental freshness and clarity. The fifth book in the bestselling Mindfulness Essentials series, a back-to-basics collection from world-renowned Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh that introduces everyone to the essentials of mindfulness practice. Thich Nhat Hanh says that when we relax, we "become calm water, and we will reflect reality as it is. If we're not calm, the image we reflect will be distorted. When t...

No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering - Paperback

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by Thich Nhat Hanh (Author)The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices and inspiration transforming suffering and finding true joy. Thich Nhat Hanh acknowledges that because suffering can feel so bad, we try to run away from it or cover it up by consuming. We find something to eat or turn on the television. But unless we're able to face our suffering, we can't be present and available to life, and happiness...

The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition Volume 2 - Paperback

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by F. A. Hayek (Author), Bruce Caldwell (Editor), Bruce Caldwell (Foreword by)An unimpeachable classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. Originally published in 1944--when Eleanor Roosevelt supported the efforts of Stalin, and Albert Einstein subscribed lock, stock, and barrel to the socialist program--The Road to Serfdom was seen as here...

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by Simon Critchley (Author)A probing, inspiring exploration of mysticism not as religious practice but as a mode of experience and way of life by one of the most provocative philosophical thinkers of our time. Why mysticism? It has been called "experience in its most intense form," and in his new book the philosopher Simon Critchley poses a simple question to the reader: Wouldn't you like to taste this intensity? Wouldn't you like to be lifted up and out of yourself into a sheer feeling of al...

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by Robert Bolton (Author)"For a long time now, religion in the West has been polarized between a democratic kind of faith meant for simple believers, and divine mysteries so high that hardly anyone can claim to know much about them. The vital connecting link between them, that of metaphysical religion, is all but lost..." (From the Introduction.) There are many books that seek to answer the fundamental questions of life: Who am I? Does life have a purpose? How should I live? Dr Bolton's book ...

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by Robert Bolton (Author)BLURB for Self and Spirit What is the basis and purpose of esoteric religion, and what is the self? Self and Spirit answers these questions in depth and in a way true to the spirit of traditional wisdom. This book illuminates from a new angle the Non-Dualistic conceptions that have become influential through the work of many modern traditionalists, including Ren Gu non and Frithjof Schuon, whose influence is evident in Dr. Bolton's treatment of religion and tradition...

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by Robert Bolton (Author)Is free will a reality, or is it just a popular belief which science has discredited? This is an issue which many people regard with mixed feelings. We nearly always think the will is free to create actions all of its own in cases where someone else is in the wrong. But when we are in the wrong it is all too easy to believe in things which conflict with such freedom or even exclude it. On the other hand, our own beliefs appear to us to be spontaneous, whereas beliefs ...

Religion in the Modern World - Paperback

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by Christopher James Northbourne (Author), Thomas Merton (Author), James Richard Wetmore (Editor)A thoroughgoing critique of the modern world from the point of view of traditional metaphysics, pointing out the false assumptions at the root of many contemporary problems. Number of Pages: 108 Dimensions: 0.34 x 9 x 5.3 IN Publication Date: May 01, 2002

One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer - Paperback

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by Aristotle (Author), J. a. K. Thomson (Translator), Hugh Tredennick (Translator)A selection of writings on how to achieve a more ethical society and way of life, from one of Ancient history's most celebrated thinkers How can one live well in the world? What does it mean to be happy? In this selection from The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle probes the nature of happiness and virtue in a quest to divine an ethical value system. Exploring ideas of community, responsibility, courage, friendship,...

The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs - Paperback

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by Friedrich Nietzsche (Author), Walter Kaufmann (Translator)The book Nietzsche called "the most personal of all my books." It was here that he first proclaimed the death of God--to which a large part of the book is devoted--and his doctrine of the eternal recurrence. Walter Kaufmann's commentary, with its many quotations from previously untranslated letters, brings to life Nietzsche as a human being and illuminates his philosophy. The book contains some of Nietzsche's most sustained discussi...

Archery for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Shooting Recurve and Compound Bows - Paperback

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by Amante P. Marinas (Author)Archery for Beginners is the complete instructional guide for anyone interested in taking up recreational archery. This book covers all the essentials for the beginning archer--from basic skills and equipment to effective and safe training methods. There are chapters on both recurve and compound bows, the two most popular types, as well as information on how to track your progress. Topics included in this book are: Compound and Recurve bows Archery equipment and...

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by Paul Kiritsis (Author)A finalist in the Body, Mind, Spirit category of the prestigious 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.This book deals with alchemy's rich, multifaceted tradition from three perspectives - history, psychology, and nomothetic science - something rarely seen in other books on the same subject. Part I - Alchemy: Histories concerns the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural intercourse that occasioned the rich tapestry of alchemical tropes, themes, narratives, and pursuits...

Open and Relational Theology and Its Social and Political Implications - Paperback

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by Jonathan Foster (Editor), Thomas Jay Oord (Editor), Mouhanad Khorchide (Editor)With its emphasis on relation over substance and possibility over predetermined endings, open and relational theology provides a way forward for both Muslims and Christians. This way, as "Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives" posits, aligns beautifully with important and ancient thinking from both traditions. Our world desperately needs "people...

The Semi-Future Democracy: A Liberal Theory of the Long-Term View - Hardcover

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by Andre Santos Campos (Author)Traditional institutions are often considered inadequate to govern for the long term as their politicians promote short-term thinking which can harm the future. This book proposes a novel theory of social time perception to address the short-term thinking of traditional institutions which threaten to stifle liberal democracies. The semi-future reconfigures liberal democracies' franchises, representative instruments, deliberative practices, accountability mechani...

The Reception of John Philoponus' Natural Philosophy: Aristotelian Science From Late Antiquity to the Renaissance - Hardcover

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by Emmanuele Vimercati (Editor)In some of his most famous works, John Philoponus (c. 490-570 CE) confronts numerous aspects of Aristotle's philosophy and science. Yet the influence of these reinterpretations and critiques remains under-examined. This volume fills this gap by uncovering the considerable impact of Philoponus' natural philosophy in both the medieval and Renaissance periods. Divided into three parts, the first part of the volume introduces central concepts in Philoponus' philoso...

Ralph Waldo Emerson Selected Essays and Lectures Collection: Nature, The American Scholar, Essays: First and Second Series, Representative Men, Englis - Hardcover

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by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Author)A collection of seven most notable works from the father of American transcendentalism, Included in this collection: Nature, Emerson divides nature into four usages-Commodity, Beauty, Language, and Discipline. These distinctions define the ways by which humans use nature for their basic needs, their desire for delight, their communication with one another, and their understanding of the world. The American Scholar, is a Speech, it was organized into four sect...

Philo's Influence on Valentinian Tradition - Hardcover

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by Risto Auvinen (Author)In this book Risto Auvinen reevalutes the relationship between the exegetical and philosophical traditions found in the works of Philo and those of the Valentinian gnostic tradition, with a particular focus on the latter half of the second century, Valentinianism's formative years. Auvinen asserts that the number of parallels between Philonic and Valentinian sources reveals a relationship between Philo's writings and Valentinian teachers. These connections expand our ...

A History of Existential Psychology: Introduction to Existential Psychology Volume 1 - Paperback

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by Zolt?n Kőv?ry (Author)The first in a two-part set, this book takes a deep dive into the history and theory of existential psychology.Beginning with a discussion of the "existentialism and psychology problem," the book presents the philosophical and historical roots of existential psychology. It introduces the most important philosophical schools in the development of existentialism and their creators, such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger and Sartre, as well as the literary roots of ex...

Life in the Posthuman Condition: Critical Responses to the Anthropocene - Paperback

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by S. E. Wilmer (Editor), Audrone Zukauskaite (Editor)This edited volume reconsiders the notion of life and conceptualizes those forms of life which have been excluded from modern philosophy, such as post-Anthropocene life, the life of non-human animals and the life of inorganic objects. The contributors, who include prominent contemporary philosophers and theorists ask a wide range of questions including: what new forms of subjection can we see with the return of the 'Anthropos'?, what can a...